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... ones, with some fairly complicated train trips. But Joy will get to see the birthplace of her favourite boyfriend. Milan is only about 30 miles away, and we really could not pass by the chance to pay our respects to the great man.

More of this tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. Somebody famous said that didn't they? Photos for this section of the blog are from Michael's wanderings. Joy's doggies are going up all on their own! ...

... to the ticket office where Michael ordered 2 tickets... to be told today it was free as it is the 1st Sunday of the month! Bonus!!

We entered what must be the most extraordinary entrance to any art gallery in the world....a theatre - to be precise the Farnese Theatre. An exquisite piece of architecture which forms the entrance hall to the gallery which is under the stairs of the theatre. It is even more fantastic when one realises that it was devastated by ...

... there was much other material which she enjoyed too, and she'll be doing a separate entry on that for the art lovers among our readers.

Michael did his usual exploring walkabout, and found a strange thing: Parma closes on Sunday! Seriously, hardly anywhere was open apart from the galleries and museums - even some churches were closed. On Sunday?? Parma is an odd town, as it is difficult to describe it shortly. Rome, ...

... a slog....Michael did suggest we could have just tobogganed down on our cases! The bus to Pesaro is one of those tri-axle jobs (probably because of the several hairpins going up to Urbino) and very comfortable, for those who enjoy buses of course!

We made the station in good time for a quick coffee, and then found the train absolutely packed with folks returning home after their Christmas hols. Luckily we had reserved seats, ...